"cc" <cpasuneadresse@spam.com> wrote in message
news:bl19fn$nev$2@bgsv5647.tk.mesh.ad.jp...
> I can't imagine what more explanation they could have given, all your
> questions have been answered.

Yes, he answered my questions, after much prodding and convincing him that I
wasn't going away. The problem is one of trust. The hospital's handling of
the incident was horrible, and the lack of transparency and accountability
has destroyed my sense of trust in what they say and their motives.

Of course, this is not just an academic question -- the needle is still in
Bill's heart, and a decision needs to be made as to what to do about it. Now
cc is the trusting soul, she might just take the doctors at their word and
trust they have only her best interest in mind. I on the other hand am a
cynical bastard, and have to think that a doctor who already admitted he
would have covered this up if he could have gotten away with it is going to
have saving his own skin pretty high up on the list of priorities when
dispensing medical advice.

That's what the second opinion was supposed to be about, what to do next.
Not necessarily to spot negligence -- as I said, the Japanese system just
isn't set up for that. But unfortunately, we still haven't found a hospital
that will look at Bill's case.

-- 
Regards,
Ryan Ginstrom